Homomya gejiuensis Guo 1985 (clam)

Bivalvia - Pholadomyida - Pholadomyidae

Full reference: F. X. Guo. 1985. Fossil Bivalves of Yunnan 1-319

Belongs to Homomya according to F. X. Guo 1985

Sister taxa: Homomya albertii, Homomya alsatica, Homomya bisinuosa, Homomya caffii, Homomya gallatinensis, Homomya gibbosa, Homomya hamatoides, Homomya impressa, Homomya inornata, Homomya kokeni, Homomya lariana, Homomya neuquena, Homomya refugium, Homomya signicollina, Homomya sublariana, Homomya ventricosa

Type specimen: IVy 0210, a valve (Right valve, internal mold). Its type locality is Shuitangzhai, Gejiu City, which is in an Anisian marine horizon in the Gejiu Formation of China.

Ecology: facultatively mobile deep infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Shuitangzhai, Gejiu City

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